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Title
  • en Association Between Physical Activity and Performance in Skill Learning Among Older Adults Based on Cognitive Function
Creator
Accessrights open access
Rights
  • en Accepted author manuscript version reprinted, by permission, from Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2024-0025. © Human Kinetics, Inc.
Subject
  • Other en habitual exercise
  • Other en procedural memory
  • Other en accelerometer
  • Other en perceptual-motor learning
  • Other en cognitive skill learning
  • NDC 494
Description
  • Abstract en Background/Objectives: Most older adults experience cognitive and physical functioning problems; however, they require the ability to learn skills in response to age-related or social environmental changes for independent living. This study aimed to clarify the associations between age-related physical activity and performance in skill learning tasks based on cognitive function. Methods: Fifty-eight adults participated in this study and were divided into two groups: the control group (aged under 65 years) and older adult group (aged over 65). All the participants performed two-skill learning exercises based on cognitive function. Habitual exercise was measured using an accelerometer and a self-reported questionnaire. Results: At baseline, the scores on skill tasks were lower in the older adult group than in the control group and were associated with habitual exercise and motor performance. Skill acquisition, observed in both groups, was associated with age and self-reported physical activity. Retention of the acquired skill was not associated with habitual exercise, and it declined significantly in the older group. Conclusions: Skill acquisition was maintained regardless of age; however, the ability to retain the acquired skills decreased among the older adults. Habitual physical activity was associated with skill acquisition but not the retention of the acquired skill. Significance/ Implications: The study findings highlight the association between habitual exercise and motor skill learning in older adults, providing insight for practitioners in the rehabilitation and health care fields.
Publisher en Human Kinetics Publishers
Date
    Issued2024-10-28
Language
  • eng
Resource Type journal article
Version Type AM
Identifier HDL http://hdl.handle.net/2115/93642
Relation
  • isVersionOf DOI https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2024-0025
  • PMID 39467541
Journal
    • PISSN 1063-8652
    • NCID AA10955151
      • en Journal of Aging and Physical Activity
      • Page Start1 Page End12
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